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  2. Nociceptor - Wikipedia

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    In mammals, nociceptors are found in any area of the body that can sense noxious stimuli. External nociceptors are found in tissue such as the skin (cutaneous nociceptors), the corneas, and the mucosa. Internal nociceptors are found in a variety of organs, such as the muscles, the joints, the bladder, the

  3. Nociception - Wikipedia

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    Some nociceptors are unspecialized free nerve endings that have their cell bodies outside the spinal column in the dorsal-root ganglia. [3] Others are specialised structures in the skin such as nociceptive schwann cells. [4] Nociceptors are categorized according to the axons which travel from the receptors to the spinal cord or brain. After ...

  4. Group A nerve fiber - Wikipedia

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    Type Aβ fibres from the skin are mostly dedicated to touch. However a small fraction of these fast fibres, termed "ultrafast nociceptors", also transmit pain. [6] Type Aδ fibers are the afferent fibers of nociceptors. Aδ fibers carry information from peripheral mechanoreceptors and thermoreceptors to the dorsal horn of the spinal cord.

  5. Free nerve ending - Wikipedia

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    Free nerve endings are unencapsulated and have no complex sensory structures. They are the most common type of nerve ending, and are most frequently found in the skin. They penetrate the dermis and end in the stratum granulosum. FNEs infiltrate the middle layers of the dermis and surround hair follicles.

  6. Somatosensory system - Wikipedia

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    Nociceptors are specialised receptors for signals of pain. [4] The sense of touch in perceiving the environment uses special sensory receptors in the skin called cutaneous receptors. They include mechanoreceptors such as tactile corpuscles that relay information about pressure and vibration; nociceptors, and thermoreceptors for temperature ...

  7. How Different Weather Conditions Affect Eczema-Prone Skin - AOL

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    To manage eczema in these areas, protect your skin from extreme cold or high heat and avoid rapid temperature changes, like going from a warm fire indoors into a freezing cold car. Polar Climate

  8. Cutaneous receptor - Wikipedia

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    A cutaneous receptor is a sensory receptor found in the skin that provides information about temperature, touch (including vibration and pain), spatial orientation,pressure (stretching or squeezing), and metabolic circumstances (including those induced by external chemical substances).

  9. 'Werewolf' Confessed to Eating His Son and Other Murders. Was ...

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    History of Werewolf Allegations in Europe. Akin to the infamous witch trials that swept through Europe and later the United States, a number of European countries dealt with a wave of werewolf ...